Hiking Mt Garfield - Grand Junction CO

Video/pics slide show of us hiking Mt Garfield. We started from Gearhart Mine trail adding 1 extra mile - some say is less steeper - (don't agree)but we did come down Mt Garfield trail.

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• Mt
• Garfield
• Gearhart
• Mine
• Trail
• hiking

[sweetbilly]

You guys see any of the wild horses on the other side of Garfield? I did a lot of geologic work on Garfield last year not too far from where you guys were.. that's a helluva lot of climbing you guys did right there

[ElizabethBarry]

@sweetbilly saw no horses unfortunately... this has been awhile so I don't if there are some now... Main Canyon and BookCliffs right off 70 exit in Cameo - just 1/2 hour walk there are horses !

[sweetbilly]

I did some geologic work on on Garfield about two years ago you could say I'm an expert of the rocks there, lots of fossilized trees, roots and marine animals, (supposedly 80 million years old, if you believe in that sort of thing). Garfield marks the distinction of an old beach and inland sea at the end of the cretaceous period, tons and tons of natural gas they've been pumping on one well for more than fifty years now. Love the fact that my window overlooks that mountain everyday :)

[ElizabethBarry]

@sweetbilly wow thanks for sharing.

[swikil]

Grand Junction is the gateway to the west, Mt Garfield was was my back yard for my formative years growing up in Clifton and on the Mesa I miss it very much. nice music and thanks for shooting your hike.

[ElizabethBarry]

@swikil  thanks !

[JRB222222]

Every time I climbed Garfield I went up on the left side. My fiends and I would go straight up until we hit the old indian trail, then up to the top.

I wish there were camcorders back then.

Nice video. Brings back memories.

[Road82]

beauty.

[davorb99]

I see

[ElizabethBarry]

Mt Garfield is located in the Western Slope of Colorado - right outside the town of Grand Junction. About 40 miles from the Utah border.

[ifang2]

Where is the Gearhart mine? Is it east or west of the main trailhead and how long did it take? Beautiful video. Thanks for sharing!

[JEADVA]

I climb Mt.Garfield to prepare myself for Mt.Elbert every year =]  I live in the redlands, in grand junction if you know where im talking about. I have a great view of the bookcliffs, and the mesa.